Service
Our service program encourages a servant heart in God’s world through local and global mission projects.
The framework is divided into four phases: K-G2; G3-G5; G6-G10; G11-G12. The framework is also based on Westerhoff’s four stages in faith development: experienced faith, belonging faith, searching faith, and owned faith. It is also based on Lawrence Kohlberg’s stages of moral reasoning. From their research we plan for Mission and Service Learning using four contexts: Seeing God’s world, caring for God’s world, knowing God’s world, and going into God’s world.
| Jerusalem ↓ K-G2 ↓ Local (WRCA community) ↓ Seeing God’s World | Judea ↓ G3-G5 ↓ Local (WRCA community) Municipal (Lower Mainland) Caring for God’s World | Samaria ↓ G6-G10 ↓ Local (WRCA community) Municipal (Lower Mainland) Regional (Provincial) ↓ Knowing God’s World | Ends of the Earth ↓ G11-G12 ↓ Local (WRCA community) Municipal (Lower Mainland) Regional (Provincial) Global (World) ↓ Going into God’s World |
Transformational Learning Opportunities
Our mission is to “Inspire and cultivate citizens of Godly Character who transform their world for Christ.” This transformational aspect is at the heart of all these experiences, whether international or local. By engaging in these trips, we invite God to transform us on our spiritual journey, and in turn, God can use that transformation to impact both our own communities and the community that we visit. The hope is that students will reflect on how the trip transformed their hearts, their faith, and their future: Transformational Learning Opportunities (TLO).
Service Week – March 10th – 14th, 2025
One of the most exciting initiatives we’re introducing this year is Service Week, for our G10 – G12 students. Our students will focus on serving locally during this week or apply to go on one of our international trips. The three opportunities are:
Local Service
During Service Week, G10, G11, and G12 students will engage in various local service opportunities partnering with local service organizations such as the Salvation Army White Rock.
Kuwasha in Uganda (G11+)
Kuwasha, meaning “to spark or ignite” in Swahili, is all about igniting change through education, healthcare, and community development. They focus on serving children and families in southern Uganda, where the need is great due to past conflicts, HIV, malaria, and poverty. With five schools, a health facility, and more, they’re making a significant impact, and our students will be a part of this work.
YWAM in Mazatlán, Mexico (G10+)
YWAM (Youth With A Mission) is an international volunteer movement of Christians from many backgrounds, cultures, and traditions, dedicated to serving Jesus throughout the world. Our students will have the opportunity to engage in various community service projects that focus on meeting local needs while sharing the love of Christ. This partnership is especially exciting as it will introduce our students to the gap year programs that YWAM offers, presenting a potential path for continued personal and spiritual growth after graduation, should they choose to pursue it.